FBI Was Justified In Probing Trump-Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has declared that the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. President Donald Trump has insisted he was merely the target of a “witch hunt,”” but the inspector general’s report undercuts that claim. The report on Monday does identify “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command. But it rules out political bias in the decision to investigate Trump’s campaign. Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, quickly rejected the main conclusions by his inspector general, who was in place when Barr was appointed by the president.